The ball part of my joint is sliding out of the socket... The point of the surgery was to stabilize the joint and make sure it didn't slip like that and tear the labrum. This isn't a fault of the surgeons or anything like that, but a fault of my anatomy. The X-ray was pretty gnarly! Over the next few months the goal is to really strengthen the muscles around the hip: glutes, abs, quads, hamstrings. If the "sliding, popping" feeling persists after the three months, there is a possibility that I will have to have another surgery. They might have to reposition the socket part again or possibly change the angle which the head of the femur sits in the socket.
I'm bunmed for sure. I was so ready to get a clean bill of health. I've lived with hip problems my whole life and I'm ready to be done with it all. Naturally I cried when he told me what the problem was. It's been such a long process, and I think anyone in my position would have done the same.
So the next few months I just have to strengthen everything up some more and hope that that's the only issue. I really hope I don't have to have another surgery, but my health is the most important thing and I will do what it takes to make it right.
Here's a picture for you all! Sorry it's not the gnarly one. But you can kind of see that it's not right in the middle.
